Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-10
sAuEsBURY AND BECK.
Spirit Controversy Between Deia-
ware aad Kentucky hn ane Senate


In the United States Senate, Friday,
while Mr.. Beck's bill prohibiting senators
from acting as attorneys for railroad cor
porations was under consideration, Mr..
Saulsburyo OF this State Offered the following
amendment:
Thqt It shell be uul .wful for any membar OF
Congress- % Lcc nt emplo ment as couuse or
attorney, or receive payment for rvicrs as
such coanseI or attorney, from ~ ran oaa
company, or IRON any of1lcer or egept tnereot,
Which III S rom I
Provided that this act shall not DO cons rueo
to prev mt mem GERS Of either House OF Coneress
from appearing aa counsel IN snits " OF sKanss
coor and receivine compeneah N for the same
when the United States is not p rty or inter-
ested In The result Of said suits.
The amendment originally contained the
word general" before the word 'counsel;
but, at the suggestion Of Mr.. Hale, 1t was
modified BY Mr.. salisbury, in striking out
the word general"
MIR. Salisbury explained that his amend
ment did not undertake to prescribe pun
isbment for the offence. but merely to de-
clare nm inhibition Of the employment OF
the members of Congress under such cir
cumstances.
MIR. Beck argued against Mr.. saulsbury's
amendment.
Mr.. Salisbury said he could not let the
remarks of the Senator from Kentucky pass
unnotieed. He was willing to concede 10
that senator n monopoly of all the talent
| and all the virtue OF the Senate. That
senator certainly assumed 1t for himself.
and he (Mr Salisbury would not cnntro-
| veit his position; hut be thought 1t little
nngenerous in that senator to rise In his
| place and denonnce oth r gentlemen who
| saw proper to differ with him. The ten
| dency of that senator's remarks had been
| to show that, because senators had voted
I IL. I.fll H.. H.. 1.a.F. lza Af
moment and had afterwards changed their
views, that change OF view bad not been
| honest.
Mr.. Beck. will leave the Record report
| of my remarks untouched, and II the sena-
| tor finds In them tomorrow anything at.
tributlng an improper motive to him | will
rise and apologize for It.
apologize. know that you said had been
induced to offer this amendment. Such an
tmputation conveyed in such language
will resent here, now, or anywhere else
whenever tho senator from Kentucky feels
disposed TO call me TO account for anything
that shall say In regard to him. Such an
imputatlun is unworthy OF senator, un
worthy Of the SenAte; and l stand here now
to say that, whatever may be his virtue, anc
whatever his purity, he Is not the pear O.
other senators in those regards. did vott
for the senstor's bill. believed at the ttmt
that It was right, but subsequent reflection
convinced me that some OF its provisions
| were Objectionable. / believe that the
amendment offered by me Is right.
MIR. Beck said he did not propose to an
swer the ill-natured and unjust remarks o.
the senator from Delaware. The Recort
would show TINT that senator had raised {
storm for nothing. But when that senatol
said that he (Mr. Beck) was not the peer 0
other senators he would leave that to th'
country.
Mr.. Saulsbury-I beg pardon; that was
lapse Of language. did not mean to sa!
"peer," but "superior."
Mr.. Beck-I never claimed to be tn
superior of any senator; but am the pee
OF that senator or anybody else.
A series OF parliamentary man@uvres 4
the way OF offering and voting on amend
ments (some of them substantially twic
over) followed, interspersed with discus
sions more or less heated.
Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment was reiecte
| yeas, 26; nays, ~.
The committee substitute was rejected
yeas, none; nays, 81.
The bill was finally passed. SO may
IA. Senator Gray voted In the negative
while Senator Salisbury Is not reported
having voted at all.
The following is the text Of the bill:
That It shall be unlawful for any member {
either house of Congress 70 accept employmei
as attorney-st-law or payment OF services
any kind, In oppo itlon 20 the United States, !
any case In which the Unit States may be
party, or in which it's interests may be col
, cerneh, or from any railroad company, II sue
I member shall have reasonable cause T. belie'
that measures tp Sially affecting the interes
| Of such company are pending bt forA Congress
] or are about to be 80 pending during his ter,
| of once.
, Any person who violst@s the provisions
|, this act shell be guilty of misdrmeanor az
I, may b. punished by imprisonmei t not excee'
l ing one year, or by fine not exceeding $500,
!. | both, in the discst tion OF the court